Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 21 m
- Weak Layer
- Facets
- Trigger Type
- Skier
- Avalanche Type
- Soft Slab
- Slab Thickness
- 41 cm
- Trigger Detail
- Cornice Triggered
- Start Zone Aspect
- East
- Avalanche Problem
- Persistent Weak Layer
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2743 m
Stomped on a small cornice just after gaining the West porter/thaynes ridgeline from WP, thinking it might have the crust/facet setup from last weekends sun and snow, seems like it did here. Slid on a firm crust that seemed to have some kind of thin (1-2in) weak layer on top, couldn't tell ya if it was buried facets or stellars or surface hoar but definitely felt less dense than the slab above it. Avoided steep east/southeast for the rest of the day
lots of wind and active loading on north facing as well, got some small wind slabs to go from cornice kicks in upper neffs later in the tour